Combined vending and amusement device



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but showing the Fatented Oct. 4, 1932 UNITED STATES] Parent: orrics DAUGHERTY, .OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA COMBINED VENDING AN D AMUSEMENT DEVICE Application filed February 20, 1931. Serial No. 517,333.

This invention relates to devices for vending commodities such as chewing gum, candy balls, etc. and to amusement devlces operated in conjunction with the vending devices. The invention further relates more specifically to coin operated devices of this character.

1 An object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device having amusement features associated therewith, such amusement features adding incentive to the purchase of the commodities. V

The amusement devices of the invention are secured by providing jointed figurines or puppets and other devices which are actuated in connection with dispensing of the commodityl Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1' is a the front,

Figure 2 is a detail consisting of a teetertotter with movable figurines thereon,

perspective view as seen from Figure '3, a sectionon line 3-3 of Figure 4 showing in detail the device for operatingone of the figurines,

Figure 4, a plan view partially in section Figure 5, a longitudinal section,

Figure 6, an enlarged sectional detail of the commodity dispensing device,

Figure 7, a plan view partially in section of that portion of the device shown in Figure 6,

Figure 8, abottom' the device,

Figure 9, a detail in section of the lever mechanism for operating the coin controlled mechanism,

Figure 10, a section on line l10of'Fig- View of a portion of Figure 11, a section similar to Figure parts in different positions, and i v Figure 12, a section on line .1212 of Figure 8, showing the brake for stopping operaa cycle.

indicates" the compartment In the drawings numeral 10 base of the devicehaving a rear 11 is provided with a door tive device partition 13.

p the fence 29.

11 and a front compartment 12, the front compartment having its top, sides and front preferably made of glass so, as to make the HENRY E. WARMOTH, OF STILESVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 PAUL lnterior visible to the operator. Thecom partments 11 and 12 are divided by a partition 13 in which partition are doors l4 and 15, the door 14 swinging toward the front compartment and the ward the rear, closing springs 16. The rear door 15 swinging to- 17 to provide easy access for the purpose of repairs, etc. A circular platform 19 is secured to the parti tion 13 at its center portion 18, the platform being raised a slight distance from the base of the machine.

The platform 19 is supported at its front edge by two arched supports 20 and 21 having their ends 22 and 23 secured in the distance from the rim of the platform 19. The

' purpose of so mounting the platform 19 will later appear. The middle portion of the partition wall 13 is curved back to provide a miniature stage 24 and above this stage is a miniature balcony uponwhich are placed figurines 26 and 27 or any other suitable attraccurved portion 28 serves to strengthen the A fence 29 is spaced from the circular platform 19 and extends from the door 14 to the door 15 and a railing 30 is secured above the fence. A. run way 31' is provided inside A coin. operated mechanism is shown in detail in Figure 9. This is operated by a control lever 33. The coin engages the end of a grooved lever 35 which is attached to A link 38 is attached at one end 33 and at its other end to a lever a shaft 36. to the lever 37 having a hook on its free end. When the lever 33 is pressed down it carries the lever 37 to cause the free end to engage the coin and rock the shaft 36. When the, lever has been pressed down to the dotted line position in Figure 9 the coin is forced off the end of the slotted lever 35, and into a coin receptacle 39. The shaft 36' controls operation of the amusement devices enclosed within the glass.

cabinet 12 and also operates means for. ejectbase 10 and spacedout a the doors being provided with compartment depicting familiar scenes. The

.it' has been rotated. by the coin; control mech-.

anism. As shown in Figures 8-,.10anrli11the bent end of the release lever 40 engages a fork 43 which engages an annular groove 44 in the lower end of a pin 45 which pin is slidable through the base 10. A spring 46 pressing beneath the fork 43 normalliy holds it in elevated position. The fork 43;, releasepin'45 and spring 46 are all mounted on a bar 47 which bar is slidably mounted in .a suitable guide 48, the guide'being secured tothe under side of the base 10. The bar '47 is connected at .49 with a brake control lever 50 which lever is pivoted at 51 to the base ofthe machine and is supported by a guide bracket .52 near its outeror. movable end. A link 53 is connected at one end to the lever 50 and at its other end to an arm 54 of abell crank lever. The other arm 56 of the bell crank lever is padded with friction material 57 which engages beneath a. brake disc 58. The brake disc is mounted on a shaft journaled. in the housing of the motive unit '55. The shaft just mentioned. is connected'by suitable gearing with the main motive shaft 59, this shaft being driven'by any suitable motor means with suitable speed increasing gears shown in dIotted lines in Figure 8. This motor may be a spring motor of any suitable construction housed within the unit or if preferred an electric motor may be used. The brake control lever 50 and the brake 57 are retracted by a brake release 55 hasapin 70' on its inner side which engages sp'ring 60 secured atone endto the base of the machine and at its other end to the lever 50; 7

An adjustable screw 61 determines the distance through which the lever 50 may be retract-ed to release the brake. The motive shaft 59 has attached toits upper end an arm 62 whichextends under the circular platform 19 and approximately to the rim of this platform. The pin 45 normallyholds the arm 62 from rotating. A carriage 64 is secured to the arm 62 by means of a'hooked spring 63, The carriage consists of a pair of curved members 65 and 66' between which are-toothed wheels 67, 68 and'69. The carriage 64 also a hole 71 in the end of the driving arm 62. Movable figurines 7 2, 7 3 and 74having jointed arms, legs and heads are mounted on the carriage 64, the legs, heads, etc. being connected by cranks 75, 7 6 and 77 with the spur wheels 67, 68 and 69. The surface 78 on the run way 31 over which the'carriage travels is pliable so that as the carriage moves the spur wheels be rotated. Normally the carriage is held back of the partition 13 within the compartment 11. lVhen the device is set in motion the carriage travels around the runway 31 opening the doors 14 and 15 as it engages them and stops in the dotted lines position shown in Figure 4. The driving arm 62 at one period. of its travel engages beneath a crinkled wire 79 which wire issecured at one end to the underside of the platform 19, and its free: end passes; up. through a. hole; 89in the platform, and has a figure 81 attached thereto, the figure here shown being that of a policeman. Asthe arm 62 rotates it should be apparent that it will cause a bobbing of the Figure 81: As'the driving arm 62 rotates further it contacts. with a. weight 82shown in Figure 2 which weight is suspended from the third-arm of ateeter-totter 83. Afer. the arm has passed beyond the weight 82 this weight will cause the teeter totter to continue to swing. The upper end of the sha'ft 59 carries aspur' gear 84 which engages a pinion 85 attached to thelower end of a shaft 86. On the upper end of the shaft 86 is mounted a miniature swing or merry-goaround 87. As will be seen the merry-goaround will be driven at a much greater speed than the arm 62 and in the opposite direction. The dispensing device, as stated above, is operated by an arm 41. To the outer end. of this arm'is attached'alink 88 which link passes up through the rear compartment and is attached at its upper end to an escapement block 89'. To the front side of this blockis attached a plate 90 having an. aperture 91 which is brought into register with an aperture 92 in the upper section 93' of the on the front of'the machine at which itmay be received bythe purchaser. The partition. 9.3 has a number of apertures 100, 101 and 102 to indicate {eyes and. nose of a design painted on the front of the partition. Thedispensing the products 97 to be. dispensed. As the 'es- 'capement block 89 is lifted by the rod 881 it escapement plate 90 also has painted designs 108 and 104 to indicate pupils of theeyes of the figure. When the escapement plate 90 is raised the pupils of the eyes are moved about at the rear of the apertures.- 100 and 101. The device of course may be embellished with any desired design. At the outside of the-fence 29 there may be any suitable. design to indicate grass as shown at 105.

From the description the operation of the device shouldbe apparent, the purchaser inserts a coin in a suitable slot and; operates the injecting lever whereupon the candy, chewing gum or other commodity is delivered to him from the slot, or scoop 99,. at the time the amusement device is set into operation, creating an added incentive to buy additional commodities.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in'the drawings and described in the specification, but only as indicated by the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination of a dispensing and amusement device of the class described comprising a vertical power driven shaft, an arm extending horizontally from said shaft, a platform above said arm, a figurine normally resting on said platform, a crinkled bar havlng one end secured to the underside of said platform and having the waves of its crinkled portion in the path of movement of 7 said horizontal arm with its free end extend .motion thereto, substantially ing upward through said platform and connected to said figurine to impart a jigging as set forth;

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 18th day of February,

A, D. nineteen hundred and thirty-one.

HENRY E. WARMOTH. 

